Real Estate Market Report May 2023: Orleans & Jefferson
Let's take a look
at the real estate market. Currently there are 815 sales pending in the market overall, leaving 1994 listings still for sale. The resulting pending ratio is 29.0% (815 divided by 2,809). So you might be asking yourself, that's great... but what exactly does it mean? I'm glad you asked!
The pending ratio indicates the supply & demand of the market. Specifically, a high ratio means that listings are in
demand and quickly going to contract. Alternatively, a low ratio means there are not enough
"Current inventory is described as mildly active."
Taking a closer look, we notice that the $200K - $300K price range has a relatively large number of contracts
pending sale.
We also notice that the $200K - $300K price range has a relatively large inventory of properties for sale at 525
listings. The median list price (or asking price) for all properties in this market is $349,000.
A total of 2404 contracts have closed in the last 6 months with a median sold price of $284,750. Breaking it down,
we notice that the $200K - $300K price range contains the highest number of sold listings.
Alternatively, a total of 1307 listings have failed to sell in that same period of time. Listings may fail to sell for
many reasons such as being priced too high, having been inadequately marketed, the property was in poor
condition, or perhaps the owner had second thoughts about selling at this particular time. The $200K - $300K
price range has the highest number of off-market listings at 335 properties.
Looking at the chart to the right, you might be wondering why average days on market (DOM) is important.
This is a useful measurement because it can help us to determine whether we are in a buyer's market (indicated by high DOM), or a seller's market (indicated by low DOM). Active listings (properties for sale) have been on the market for a median time of 51 days.
Analysis of sold properties for the last six months reveals a median sold price of $284,750 and 26 days on
market. Notice that properties in the $1.3M - $1.4M price range have sold quickest over the last six months.
The recent history of sales can be seen in the two charts below. The median sold price for the last 30 days
was $295,500 with a DOM of 21 days.
Since the recent DOM is less than the median DOM for the last 6 months, it is a positive indicator for demand. It is
always important to realize that real estate markets can fluctuate due to many factors, including shifting interest
rates, the economy, or seasonal changes.
"The median list-to-sales ratio for this area is 98.2%."
Ratios are simple ways to express the difference between two values such as list price and sold price. In our case,
we typically use the list-to-sale ratio to determine the percentage of the final list price that the buyer ultimately paid.
It is a very common method to help buyers decide how much to offer on a property.
Analysis of the absorption rate indicates an inventory of 5.0 months based on the last 6 months of sales.
This estimate is often used to determine how long it would take to sell off the current inventory of
properties if all conditions remained the same. It is significant to mention that this estimate does not take into
consideration any additional properties that will come onto the market in the future.
